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Right now I'm rooting for cash just need 2 more runs.

It's the WS and you don't mess around. Miller will be fine.

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Originally Posted by lewdog (Post 12512977)

Still using Miller?

Why?

I don't agree with that move as well. I guess he wants to get a commanding 3-1 lead without using up his scrubs....

Miller has never had to pitch with such a lead.

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Originally Posted by 'Hamas' Jenkins (Post 12512955)

The Cardinals and Red Sox won the WS in the last five years by poleaxing teams with murderous offenses.

I would caution against creating a narrative of a few 4-7 game sample sizes. Yes, offensive numbers will generally be depressed in the postseason, but great offenses hit great pitchers better than scrappy hitters do.

The Royals ran out a lot of average starting pitchers during their run who managed to scrape together five-six innings of one or two-run ball. Sometimes, the steaks just fall in your favor.

The 2011 Cardinals had an excellent rotation for the playoffs. Carp, Garcia, Jackson and Loshe each put together fantastic seasons and the first three each put together fantastic starts in the postseason.

But yes, the offense of that Cardinals team was absolutely savage.

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Originally Posted by Nzoner (Post 12512978)

Right now I'm rooting for cash just need 2 more runs.

Oh yeah. I have Indians and over 6.5 so feeling pretty good

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Originally Posted by kcpasco (Post 12512979)

It's the WS and you don't mess around. Miller will be fine.

He's got plenty of other good relievers who can pitch with a lead like this and be safe. You have a game tomorrow.

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Originally Posted by bsroyals54 (Post 12512981)

Miller has never had to pitch with such a lead.

I don't agree with the move, but I see the logic. Half of this board was PISSED at Yost last year when he dry humped Davis and instead went with Hoch with a 5 run lead in Game 1 against the Jays. In October some prefer to go with a sure thing, and Tito may want to close this out, especially with Bauer up against Lester tomorrow.

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Originally Posted by Chiefspants (Post 12512986)

IMO he's thinking he has no shot against Lester tomorrow. Play for today and worry about tomorrow, tomorrow I guess.

Is the AL this much better than the NL?

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Originally Posted by KChiefs1 (Post 12512994)

Is the AL this much better than the NL?

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Bro, don't do that. The NL is full of voodoo magic stategery that AL types just can't comprehend.

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Originally Posted by mr. tegu (Post 12512975)

It's definitely not a 100% or maybe even the best strategy, but it seems things are changing to the get a dominate bullpen and somehow scrap together the first five innings, sometimes less. The added wildcard makes this even more plausible for teams who can't accel in all areas.

The better hitting teams could potentially overcome it but it would require them to play differently in the post season. There is no reason Chicago should have four shut outs and be struggling so much to score if they are the best offense. They leave opportunities on the field to score while waiting for the bigger inning.

The Cubs are a great team, but they aren't immune to having stretches of bad baseball. They lost 9/10 in early July. They are also an inexperienced team that celebrated like they won the WS when all they did was win a pennant. The other issue is that it isn't easy to actually put together than dominant bullpen, as relievers are both expensive and incredibly volatile.

The only thing you can do is put together a baseball team that does things well in a cost-efficient manner and hope things break right for you. The three Cardinal teams that I've seen win over 100 games won precisely zero games in the WS, while an 83 and a 90 win team won the WS.

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Originally Posted by Pablo (Post 12512998)

Bro, don't do that. The NL is full of voodoo magic stategery that AL types just can't comprehend.

I forgot about all that pitcher hitting voodoo magic.

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Originally Posted by Chiefspants (Post 12512982)

Jackson was horrendous in that postseason, and Garcia wasn't much better.